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Indivisibles,

Back in 2019, MSNBC reported on a [ [link removed] ]Center for Public Integrity report
that Trump owed hundreds of thousands of dollars to cities across the
country in campaign costs (and nine million dollars to DC alone).

[ [link removed] ]Image of the United States overlayed with thirteen cities the Trump
campaign owed money to ranging from $8,464 to $9,000,000

It’s 2024, do you think much has changed? 

As of today, [ [link removed] ]Green Bay, WI is owed $33,389 (even more than in 2019) and
[ [link removed] ]Billings, MT is owed at least $45,900…and those are just the simplest
ones to find. Many cities have seemingly given up on being reimbursed.

It’s no surprise that the Trump campaign is run with so little integrity
-- his history is littered with examples of him shirking responsibility
while trying to reap as much reward for himself and his cronies as
possible. 

But the people are seeing through his smokescreens. 

In a [ [link removed] ]Times/Sienna poll taken after President Biden withdrew from the
race, Vice President Kamala Harris leads Trump by four points in each of
the key battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. That
is an incredible swing from the Biden polls and a reminder of how excited
the country is for Kamala Harris’ presidency and how tired they are of
Trump’s MAGA schtick. 

Now we have an opportunity to keep growing that excitement.

Next week is the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and Vice President
Harris is speaking in prime time on Thursday evening. So let’s make a
party out of it. 

[ [link removed] ]Host a watch party for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’
DNC speech on Thursday, August 22.

We are in a cultural-political moment. As Trump’s MAGA momentum
potentially wanes and Vice President Harris continues to energize new
voters across the country, it’s crucial that we harness this energy and
transform it into action all the way through November. That’s where you
come in. 

Let’s make an event out of Harris’ convention speech. You can [ [link removed] ]register
your event here, and if you need planning help, use our simple [ [link removed] ]House
Party Toolkit.

But, keep it simple:

 1. Gather your friends and family
 2. Watch the speech together
 3. Make an ask at the end for people to participate in Neighbor2Neighbor
(if eligible) or any of our State to State resources 
 4. Follow up afterward

These don’t need to be massive, press-oriented events. In fact, they
shouldn’t be. These should be the type of community fun you might think of
for a Superbowl party or to watch the Olympics. 

Make a dip. Put out some finger foods. [ [link removed] ]Whip up a hotdish. Let’s make
saving our democracy a fun time. 

Ready to be the host with the most?

[ [link removed] ]Register your Event >>

[ [link removed] ]House Party Toolkit >>

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 Your weekly to-dos 

 1. [ [link removed] ]Register for our national phonebank in support of Josh Riley for
NY-19 this Wednesday, August 14 at 6pm ET/3pm PT -- co-sponsored by
Battleground NY Action. Josh Riley is running for one of the 18
most-competitive House districts in the country and looking to unseat
MAGA Republican Marc Molinaro. If you don’t have experience with
HubDialer, don’t worry, we’ll get you trained up and ready to go. If
you’re a seasoned vet, we’ll get you on the phone ASAP. But first,
we’ll let you hear from local group leaders in the district so you’ll
be armed with the current state of play and hear some special remarks
by Shaina Taub -- Recent Tony Award winner for Suffs. 
 2. [ [link removed] ]Register for Women Wednesdays for Harris weekly at 8:30pm
ET/5:30pm PT through the election. Every Wednesday through Election
Day, we will be partnering on a national call bringing together women
from all across the country to build community, strategize, and share
tools to drive a Harris victory in November. This week’s call will
focus on using the upcoming Democratic National Convention as an
organizing opportunity. 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Check out our new Project 2025 resources. You asked for more
specific resources on Project 2025, its impact, and how we need to
talk about it to win in November, and we answered. Project 2025 is the
most thorough blueprint we have ever seen from MAGA Republicans on how
they plan to strip away our rights, protections, and freedoms if they
achieve power. But as dangerous as their plan is for the American
people, it is just as damaging to their electability. But only when
people know about it. We have to make sure people understand just how
extreme Project 2025 intends to be, and here’s your literature to do
it.

* [ [link removed] ]Project 2025 Explained -- An in-depth analysis of the MAGA
playbook
* [ [link removed] ]25 Things to Know About Project 2025 -- A quick list of 25
extreme things MAGA Republicans have planned with Project 2025
* [ [link removed] ]Talking About Project 2025 -- Key messaging strategies for
educating voters about Project 2025 and ensuring they understand
the stakes

 4. [ [link removed] ]Sign up to reach voters in key races with our new Majority Over
MAGA: State to State resource. Neighbor2Neighbor (see below) may only
be available in our target districts, but it’s going to take everyone
coming together to drive wins in November. This State to State page
will be our home for all of the other resources and strategies that
will power us to a true Democratic trifecta that will codify
reproductive freedoms and enact democracy reforms. Check this page to
learn about phonebanks, textbanks, postcards, reimbursements, and more
that will be the backbone of our 2024 election program.
 5. [ [link removed] ]Neighbor2Neighbor is open!!!! Check and see if it’s available in
your area, and help get out the vote. We have opened our highly
effective, community conversation program -- Neighbor2Neighbor. If you
want to have the biggest impact on voter turnout, this is the most
effective way we’ve found to mobilize community members (our numbers
prove it). Check and see if Neighbor2Neighbor is available in your
area and, if it is, sign up today. 

P.S. We rely on your support to keep call pages up and running, fund ads
to get the word out, and continue all the work we’re doing this year.
[ [link removed] ]If you’re able, click here to donate to help fund our work.

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Phonebank for Kamala Harris 

[ [link removed] ]National Phonebank for Kamala Harris into NV. Friday, August 23 at 3pm
ET

[ [link removed] ]Register for our national phonebank into Nevada for Kamala Harris on
Friday, August 23 at 3pm ET/12pm PT. The Democratic National Convention
ends on Thursday, August 22, and we’ll be capitalizing on the energy of
seeing Kamala take the stage as the Democratic candidate for president as
we make calls on Friday. We’ll be dialing into Nevada -- one of the top
presidential battlegrounds where the election will be decided this year.
Come help us make sure Nevadans are fired up and ready to catapult Kamala
into the Oval Office.

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Majority Over MAGA Book Talk with Ari Berman

[ [link removed] ]Register for Co-Executive Director Ezra Levin’s conversation with Ari
Berman -- author of Minority Rule -- on Wednesday, September 4 at 5pm
ET/2pm PT.

The mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, represented an
extreme form of the central danger facing American democracy today: a
blatant disregard for the will of the majority.

This crisis didn’t begin or end with Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn
the 2020 election. Through voter suppression, election subversion,
gerrymandering, dark money, the takeover of the courts, and the
whitewashing of history, reactionary white conservatives have
strategically entrenched power in the face of a massive demographic and
political shift. Ari Berman charts these efforts with sweeping historical
research and incisive on-the-ground reporting, chronicling how a wide
range of antidemocratic tactics interact with profound structural
inequalities in institutions like the Electoral College, the Senate, and
the Supreme Court to threaten the survival of representative government in
America.

Chilling and revelatory, Minority Rule exposes the long history of the
conflict between white supremacy and multiracial democracy that has
reached a fever pitch today -- while also telling the inspiring story of
resistance to these regressive efforts. [ [link removed] ]Sign up for the book
conversation today!

[ [link removed] ]Book talk >>

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Majority Over MAGA 30-Minute Clinics

From our inception, Indivisible has been powered by the people. We are a
grassroots movement fueled by our membership to defeat the MAGA agenda and
drive progressive change. The people come first.

So how do we make sure we’re setting ourselves up for success in creating
a welcoming, safe, and collaborative atmosphere for new activists?

[ [link removed] ]Join our 30-Minute Clinics to find out.

Our Majority Over MAGA 30-Minute Clinics will be a series of quick,
practical sessions focused on building your people power this election
cycle. We’ll focus on making your group a welcoming space for new members
and building community through electoral work that can last past November.
Each round offers an afternoon option and an evening option for maximum
access. The sessions will not be recorded, so join in real time.

The first round was very informative last week, don’t miss out on rounds
two and three.

Round 2: Welcoming and Onboarding New Members

[ [link removed] ]Evening Session: Today, Monday, August 12 at 8pm ET/5pm PT

[ [link removed] ]Afternoon Session: This Thursday, August 15 at 3pm ET/12pm PT

This session will focus on getting people to stick around once you’ve
gotten them in the door.

 

Round 3: To Be Determined

[ [link removed] ]Evening Session: Monday, August 26 at 7pm ET/4pm PT

[ [link removed] ]Afternoon Session: Thursday, August 29 at 3pm ET/12pm PT

The topics for this last session are still being finalized. We want to
make sure we’re being responsive to the needs of the groups and will set
the topics closer to the event date. [ [link removed] ]Check out our 1-pager for
updates.

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Hollers for Harris -- Appalachian Call 

[ [link removed] ]Hollers for Harris August 15 at 6pm ET

***Note: This call is specifically for Indivisibles in Appalachia***

[ [link removed] ]Register for our Appalachia-focused, virtual Hollers for Harris call
this Thursday, August 15 at 6pm ET. Whether you’re up in southern New York
or down in northern Mississippi, Appalachia is linked by a heritage that
often sees our values and needs left behind in political conversations.
But we have a voice. We have power. And, it’s time to use it.

Join your fellow Appalachian Indivisibles along with special guests
Charles Booker, Trae Crowder, Joe Troop, and Appodlachia as we talk about
our Appalachian pride and how we can translate that into electoral and
legislative wins. Whether it’s reproductive freedom, jobs, wages, prisons,
education, or any major political topic, we know these issues hit our
communities hard and disproportionately. Now is the time for us to get
loud to make sure we’re electing the candidates who will have our best
interests at heart -- and we all know that’s not shill-billy JD Vance.

Let’s build community, get fired up, and put in the work now to elect
Harris-Walz in November. [ [link removed] ]Register today.

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IndivisiWin of the Week

[ [link removed] ]Indivisible Northern Nevada members standing at the rally

Indivisible Northern Nevada got local news coverage of their rally for
Kamala Harris in Reno. [ [link removed] ]Check out the full news story here.

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Demand Your Members of Congress Call For A Ceasefire

**Content Warning: Talk about the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Jump to the line break if you need to avoid this topic.**

 

Last Thursday, the leaders of [ [link removed] ]Egypt, the United States, and Qatar
issued a joint statement pushing for a resolution to the ceasefire
proposal.

[ [link removed] ]It is time to bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people
of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families. The
time has come to conclude the ceasefire and hostages and detainees release
deal. The three of us and our teams have worked tirelessly over many
months to forge a framework agreement that is now on the table with only
the details of implementation left to conclude. This agreement is based on
the principles as outlined by President Biden on May 31, 2024, and
endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2735. There is no further time
to waste nor excuses from any party for further delay. It is time to
release the hostages, begin the ceasefire, and implement this agreement.
As mediators, if necessary, we are prepared to present a final bridging
proposal that resolves the remaining implementation issues in a manner
that meets the expectations of all parties. We have called on both sides
to resume urgent discussion on Thursday, August 15 in Doha or Cairo to
close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without
further delay.

It has been long reported that a framework for an agreement has been on
the table, and the statement asserts that the parties have “only the
details of implementation left to conclude.” This is what we have been so
desperately calling for -- an end to the violence, the return of the
hostages, and the unfettered distribution of humanitarian aid. 

We continue to remain hopeful that the end may be in sight, but it cannot
stop us from continuing to pressure our elected officials to do everything
in their power to promote peace. 

Why? 

Because on the same Thursday when this statement was issued, the State
Department notified Congress that it [ [link removed] ]intends to release $3.5 billion
to Israel which will likely be used to buy weapons from the US government.
Two days later, [ [link removed] ]Netanyahu’s military bombed another school refuge,
killing nearly 100 Palestinians and injuring more. 

The cycle of violence continues unabated. It is not time for more weapons,
more killing. It is time for peace. 

If we are as close to an end as this coalition of leaders seem to believe,
it is crucial that we use every tool at our disposal to push a ceasefire
agreement over the finish line. We must urge our elected leaders to exert
all of the power at their disposal, and that means withholding offensive
weaponry to encourage Netanyahu to come to the table and work toward
peace. 

Contact your Member of Congress today!

[ [link removed] ]Call your Senators >>

[ [link removed] ]Call your Rep >>

[ [link removed] ]Email your MoC >>



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Indivisible Civics' Powering Progress Education Series

[ [link removed] ]Powering Progress Education Series

[ [link removed] ]Join us for Apathy To Action -- Understanding the Threats Our
Democracy Faces on Monday, August 26 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

What does it mean for democracy to be under attack? Is fear of a descent
toward authoritarianism rational? We’ll be partnering with the Protect
Democracy Project to talk about what these ideas mean in an American
context and walk us through the forecasted implications of what we’re
seeing on a daily basis. We’ll follow that up by exploring what it means
to prepare ourselves, be vigilant for one another, and safeguard our
rights and our democracy moving forward.

[ [link removed] ]Register now >>

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